Famous People: August
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All Figures for August (13 results)
Alija Izetbegović
First President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Statesman, Philosopher & Author
Andrew Fisher
5th Prime Minister of Australia (Three Terms), Founder of the Commonwealth Bank & National Rail
Ayub Bachchu
Legendary Bangladeshi Rock Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso & Founder of Iconic Band LRB (Love Runs Blind)
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States & Nobel Laureate
Ben Bradlee
Legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Watergate Champion & Presidential Medal of Freedom Laureate
Ernest Rutherford
"Father of Nuclear Physics", Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1908) & Discoverer of the Atomic Nucleus & Proton
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929–1933), Mining Engineer & Humanitarian Relief Director
James Randi
Canadian-American Stage Magician, Escape Artist, Scientific Skeptic & Debunker of Paranormal Frauds
Kishore Kumar
Legendary Playback Singer, Actor, Composer & Director
Lionel Murphy
22nd Attorney-General of Australia, High Court Justice, Creator of the Family Court & Legal Aid Pioneer
Lucy Stone
Pioneering American Abolitionist, Suffragist, Orator & Co-Founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association
Mother Teresa
Catholic Nun, Humanitarian & Nobel Peace Laureate
Paul Dirac
1933 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Theoretical Physicist, Predictor of Antimatter & Creator of the Dirac Equation